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On The Importance Of Research

Scientific research is "a human activity based on intellectual investigation aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising human knowledge pertaining to the physical world". Therefore, research is our only tool to understand and affect the inherent randomness of our environment.

Areas of Discipline -- view our areas of research.

Faculty -- check out our award winning faculty.

Library -- the library has great resources, and tons of journals.

SCSB -- the Sealy Center for Structural Biology. A center that conducts basic research in the fields of structural, physical, and quantitative biology.

Symposia -- modern researchers rely more and more upon symposia and seminars for education.

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While it is true that one may learn more by spending an hour in the library than an hour in the lab, experimental science only advances through the creation of new knowledge, and it is the laboratory where such advances occur. The BSCB laboratories extend beyond the domains of individual research groups through core laboratories containing such instrumentation as cryoelectron microscopy, x-ray crystallography, high field nuclear magnetic resonance instrumentation (800, 750, 600 MHz), computational resources (multiple computer clusters and custom software), mass spectrometry, expression core labs, proteomics and many other resources. On these pages you will find many examples of experimental and computational research, broad in scope and enlightening in depth. The overall intellectual environment, enabling technology and stimulating atmosphere makes BSCB a great place to live and learn.